I have just stopped posting replies as much as I used to. I'm a bit disappointed in the lack of civility in some of the topics here (not yours! and not things directed against me personally!) and I have decided to read only those threads that interest me the most, and post less.

I've been members of other forums where things were a lot worse (flame wars, etc.) and I kind of expected more from a forum where *most* of the members have a common goal and understanding.

But no worries.

I wouldn't win the lotto because I never play. I got lucky in love; I let the rest go!

I like the dog walking idea but I agree with Sabine; NOT Chuckleberry Hound.

Well, Goldie, LOL on the suggestion. And, you will never get abuse from me..... and even though in real life I am an NC-17 personality, online I keep it to a hard PG - 13, LOL. And PG 13 around my kids.

I am really stumped at coming up with a good name, and usually I can get a good one.... I own a DJ business with a side for adult events, and a side for kids events.... Adult side is YourPhillyDJ.com and the kids side is PBnJparties, where P is for parachute, B is for Bubbles, and J is for Jumping. See, they are easy, and really reflect what I do. I have no idea why I am struggling so hard with this one.

Last edited by Primal Papa; 11-30-2012 at 06:50 AM.

Start Date 9.24.12Starting weight 285ish ( scale is acting funny so I don't trust it, but 285 is close )CW - 271 pounds
First Goal - 255 by 2013
Main Goal - To be healthy for my family... I have an awesome family.
Other Goal - to get off some medications
Final goal - to get to about 180 pounds by 2014
NEW GOAL - When I can start a new journal called "Your dad is not so fat!"

Start Date 9.24.12Starting weight 285ish ( scale is acting funny so I don't trust it, but 285 is close )CW - 271 pounds
First Goal - 255 by 2013
Main Goal - To be healthy for my family... I have an awesome family.
Other Goal - to get off some medications
Final goal - to get to about 180 pounds by 2014
NEW GOAL - When I can start a new journal called "Your dad is not so fat!"

The rest is a toss-up with paying off my parents' mortgage, making sure my Boyfriend is squared away with debts, setting aside money for my brother's schooling, making sure my grandmother is comfortable. Then I'd invest and donate.

The rest is a toss-up with paying off my parents' mortgage, making sure my Boyfriend is squared away with debts, setting aside money for my brother's schooling, making sure my grandmother is comfortable. Then I'd invest and donate.

Better you than me.... true story.... in about 1995 I was dating a woman who seemed to have more "stuff" than she could afford, and it was nice "stuff"..... Well, one day she couldn't find a pen so I went to her desk to get her one. One of her credit card statements was on her desk, near the pen cup. I looked. She owed almost $18,000!!!!!!!!

We went on a date that night, and then I broke up with her.... the ONLY time I have ever broken up with someone. There was just no way I wanted to continue to foster that relationship. Spending is an addiction for some folks, and I figure that it was for her. Plus, I had recently, at that time, broken my own spendy ways.

Start Date 9.24.12Starting weight 285ish ( scale is acting funny so I don't trust it, but 285 is close )CW - 271 pounds
First Goal - 255 by 2013
Main Goal - To be healthy for my family... I have an awesome family.
Other Goal - to get off some medications
Final goal - to get to about 180 pounds by 2014
NEW GOAL - When I can start a new journal called "Your dad is not so fat!"

0) Have a crazy expensive dinner and up the grocery budget by a LOT.
1) Pay everything off, including the house.
2) See a lawyer about determining how best to handle DH's obligations to his kids (as well as trust funds for college, etc.) if something happens to him.
3) See a lawyer about the odds of him gaining primary custody.
4) Book either a cruise to nowhere to a Hawaiian cruise with the kids (can't take them out of the country without permission from their mother, even if we get primary custody)
5) Not tell anybody who didn't NEED to know, INCLUDING AND MOST DEFINITELY the kids.

Most people don't realize how much energy it takes for me to pretend to be normal.